Trevico is a town and ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' in the

province of Avellino The province of Avellino () is a province in the Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea ...

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, southern

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. Located in the

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upon a steep hill at 3,576 feet (1,090 m) altitude, Trevico is the highest inhabited place in Campania. Its main produce are hams, chestnuts and potatoes, each of them is awarded PAT quality mark. The town is part of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia The Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Benevento. In 1986 the Diocese of Ariano and the Diocese of Lacedonia merged to form the current diocese of Ariano Irpi ...

and its territory borders with the municipalities of

Carife Carife (; Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. In the year 2001, the population was 1,697. Located in the Apennines between the Ufita Valley and Daunian Mountains, the town is part of the Roman Cath ...

Castel Baronia Castel Baronia is a town (comune) in the province of Avellino, Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the ...

San Nicola Baronia San Nicola Baronia is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Located in the Apennines between the Ufita Valley and Daunian Mountains, the town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia. ...

San Sossio Baronia San Sossio Baronia is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Its name refers to Saint Sossius, a Roman Catholic martyr. Located in the Apennines between the Ufita Valley and Daunian Mountains, the town is part of ...

Scampitella Scampitella (Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Located upon the Apennines watershed between the Ufita Valley and Daunian Mountains, the town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lac ...

Vallata Vallata (Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. Located in the Apennines between the Ufita Valley and Daunian Mountains, the town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia. Its terr ...

, and

Vallesaccarda Vallesaccarda is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. Located in the Apennines between the Ufita Valley and Daunian Mountains, the town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia. Its ...

Climate

Trevico has an

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...

(

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: ''Cfb'') with cold winters, mild summers, and evenly spread precipitation throughout the year.

People

Rosa Giannetta Rosa Giannetta Alberoni (née Rosa Giannetta; 11 April 1945 3 January 2021) was an Italian novelist, journalist, and professor of sociology. Biography Giannetta was born in Trevico, in the province of Avellino, Italy. In 1974 she graduated f ...

, journalist and a professor of sociology *

Vincent DeMarco Vincent DeMarco (born 1957 in Trevico) is an American public health advocate. He is the President of the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative. He is the subject of a 2010 book by Michael Pertschuk entitled ''The DeMarco Factor: Transforming Publ ...

, President of the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative

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* Cities and towns in Campania Hilltowns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub

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